Years
French: KS3, topic 2.1.23
Years
In French, you use the number to talk about the years ("les années)".
Thousand - Mille
- "Mille" is always singular, which means that it never takes a final '-s.'
- 1000 - mille.
- 2000 - deux mille.
- 3000 - trois mille.
- 2021 - deux mille vingt et un.
Hundred - Cent
- "Cent" becomes plural only with round numbers.
- Deux cents (200); trois cents (300); quatre cents (400).
- In all the other cases, "cent" remains invariable.
- Deux cent trois (203); trois cent cinq (305); quatre cent cinquante-six (456).
The date
- [ day - day number - month - year ] is the most common format to say the date ("la date)" in French.
- Lundi 8 novembre 2021 [lundi huit novembre deux mille vingt et un]
- "1er" ("le premier)" is only used for the first of the month.
- C' est le premier avril → It is the first of April.
Test yourself on Years
When is "1er" ("le premier)" used in French?
What is the most common format to say the date in French?